Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
Flower-de-Luce—Iris
Born in the purple, born to joy and pleasance,
Thou dost not toil nor spin,
But makest glad and radiant with thy presence
The meadow and the lin.
Longfellow—Flower-de-Luce. St. 3.
O flower-de-luce, bloom on, and let the river
Linger to kiss thy feet!
O flower of song, bloom on, and make forever
The world more fair and sweet.
Longfellow—Flower-de-Luce. St. 8.
Lilies of all kinds,
The flower-de-luce being one!
Winter’s Tale. Act IV. Sc. 4. L. 126.